Rocks's last dance at God Valley marked the end of one era and the beginning of another.
Shiki had not been a good man even in his youth, but he had still possessed some sense of loyalty.
Although he would most likely become enemies with his former comrades after Rocks's death, he still brought the remnants of the Rocks Pirates back to the New World for old times' sake.
Of course, it was more likely that he had done it out of respect for his former comrades' strength.
After Shiki left the fleet in the waters along the border between his territory and Lind's, the ten Division Commanders went their separate ways to greet the new era.
The other senior officers either joined one of the Division Commanders or formed pirate crews of their own.
Flame Flower, for example, returned to Amazon Lily with a group of female pirates, while Stussy would stay with Whitebeard for a time before wandering the seas.
Shakky was secretive about where she intended to go. Lind guessed she might retire to the Sabaody Archipelago and inwardly regretted being unable to recruit such an outstanding intelligence specialist.
As for the officers with a scientific bent, like Queen in the original story, Lind took them all in. After all, he had money and offered excellent benefits.
Over the next few months, the New World descended into chaos once more, something it had rarely seen in recent times. The Division Commanders and officers began seizing territory and announcing the formation of their own pirate crews.
The upheaval was even greater than it had been under Rocks. Although the Rocks Pirates were gone, ten super pirate crews had suddenly emerged, along with countless large and small crews.
Had all these pirates stayed in the New World, things would